Partnerships

Reseach and Commercializations Partnerships

KENTUCKY COMMERCIALIZATION VENTURES

Launched in 2020, KCV provides intellectual property (IP) and tech transfer services and resources to EKU and the state’s public, regional universities. These services and resources assist EKU with expanding its commercialization industry engagement.

KENTUCKY NETWORK FOR INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION

The KYNETIC program offers proof-of-concept grants for all types of health-related ideas to accelerate translation of academic innovations to the marketplace. Dr. Lindsay Calderon and Dr. Margaret Ndinguri received $50,000 in funding in the last cycle.

LAUNCH BLUE

An early-stage accelerator program offered by The University of Kentucky and Kentucky Commercialization Ventures, nurtures the most promising founders and their technology toward commercialization, including preparation for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications, creation of a startup, and/or licensing of the technology. Dr. Jason Marion graduated from the inaugural cohort in December, 2020.

FOUNDER HUNT

Connect research-based technologies with start-ups from across the country, who want to build a company based on the technology. Two EKU innovators pitched their technology in November 2019.